Help on vitamins please!

[Luckylola12]

Hello everyone! So i am over the moon today! Ive just found out im 4 weeks pregnant after 2 years of trying!!! Im still in shock, im super happy but now super scared as i dont want anything bad to happen! Can i ask about vitamins? I have the pregnacare ones which include recommended folic acid and vitamin D. I was just wondering if i should take more vitamin D seeming as its winter now?

How much vitamin d is in them?

400IU or 10mg
Which is the daily recommended but ive read you can have up to 2000IU a day!

I’d say to just continue on the Pregnacare. I have not heard anyone recommending that more vitamin d doses are needed during winter. There is always a risk that you can take too much of a vitamin. Probably best to keep taking Pregnacare, and when you have your appointment with your midwife ask the question about whether more vitamin d is needed during winter.

The maximum recommended is 100ug or 4000IU according to nhs.
I take 1000IU/25ug

You dont make vitamin D through the sun during winter months so it is maybe a good thing to take more supplements during this time

This is from nhs:

If you choose to take vitamin D supplements, 10 micrograms a day will be enough for most people.

Do not take more than 100 micrograms (4,000 IU) of vitamin D a day as it could be harmful. This applies to adults, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and the elderly, and children aged 11 to 17 years.

Thanks everyone! Ill wait till my midwife appointment and ask. I thought i would be more excited but im just so scared about misscarrying! I need to relax more